Brazilian Expeditionary Force

The Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB) was a 25,700-strong expeditionary force sent by Brazil to assist the Allied Powers on the Italian front of World War II from September 1944 to May 1945. Led by Joao Baptista Mascarenhas de Morais, the FEB fought in Italy for eight months, taking part in the Gothic Line offensive and the Operation Grapeshot offensive into northern Italy. The FEB captured 20,573 Axis soldiers, while they lost 948 dead. Brazil was the only South American country to send ground troops to fight overseas during the war.